If you have bought the GSX Pro payware addon, you may also want to download the corresponding Profile by JR1705. The aerial imagery of the whole St. Helena Island is almost totally broken in the sim, so that you are also recommended to download the new Saint Helena Island Aerial Imagery addon, which provides full aerial imagery coverage for the whole island.
Now the navdata and the scenery have been separated. Just delete the file "navdata-fhsh.bgl" if you have subscribed 3rd party global navdata from vendors like Navigraph. Also check here if you experience the very common "double runway" issue, or a big hump is experienced at the conjunction between the taxiway and runway:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzOTMAh7wIw
https://forum.navigraph.com/t/fhsh-double-runways/14168
The reason for existance of the big hump is that the vertical profile of the autogen runway by Navigraph is only a linear interpolation between the elevation of two thresholds, while it is non-linear in real life (the highest point is located at the midway) and all the terraforming for this airport is based on the real life vertical profile.
One day I know the presence of this airport from a magazine, which the airport is called "the most useless airport of the world". I don't agree with it, as it drawn my attention at least, and then I would like to fly there in the sim. Sadly it is not a stock airport, then I found the one made by superspud. I would like to add something on it as a mod after reading real world documents about it but not succeed, so I decided to make my own one.
This airport is somehow similar to the "epic" Madeira Airport, where strong crosswind is usual and the approach is not straight-in for Runway 19 due to vicinity of hilly terrain along the coast. It should be included in the landing challenges of the sim (so it is not "useless", at least for the sim). Both ends of the runway are cliffs, where the start of runway 01 is constructed on embankment, which is quite tedious to reproduce.
There are 3 documented approaches implemented, where only RNAV 01 approach is straight-in. RNAV and Offset LDA approaches are available for Runway 19. Both of them are not straight-in, which means there is an offset angle between approach path and the extension of runway center line. The offset angle of the LDA approach is less then the RNAV approach, but it doesn't provide vertical guidance (make good use of the TRK/FPA mode if you're flying an Airbus). In contrast, the RNAV approach provides vertical guidance but the offset angle is larger. There is a displaced threshold of 300m at the start of runway 19, so no need to touch down too early. Radar altitude will jump suddently during approach, so keep watching the PAPI is recommended.
There is no SID/STAR for this airport, but you are recommended to fly straight to 3000ft, or fly visually along the coast to the west of the island under VMC before joining the flight path in case of west departure.
The 2 main buildings (terminal / tower) are handcrafted but not very detailed. I have no intention to compete with anyone, and the one by superspud provides fictional ILS approach from both ends of the runway, which is more suitable for casual flying. There are 3 parking spaces at the apron, 2 of them are suitable for single-aisle jetliners and the remaining one is only for GA aircraft. However aircraft may not follow parking space configurations if there is no other aircraft on it IRL. All the parking spaces are taxi-in taxi-out, which means that no pushback tug is needed although it is present.
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I am about to review your scenery which is excellent by the way. At least as good as the payware wirth very little difference.
I, too, have a Navigraph subscription and followed the instructions to move the airport position using the Order option under Developer mode.
It made no difference - however, I'm not sure if I'm getting double runways. It looks like both ends have TWO thresholds with two sets of runway numbers, but the runways seem fine, no overlap that I can see, so not really sure if I have the issue.
Not tested the runway itself for slopes or issues - will do a circuit today before the review next week.
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Ok,I flew a circuit and landing on both runways with the Cessna C172 - no bump issues. or other problems encountered. And here is a view of Runway 01 AFTER the Re-Order in Developer mode. Don't know why it didn't work the first time, but now it does:-
https://imgur.com/A3i82Wt
Lastly, I notice that the AERIAL IMAGERY file you recomended, seems to have been removed! I DO have this file and will show it in the review, but I'm wondering why it was pulled.
Thanks for producing this.
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Lee
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5 months ago
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5 months ago
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The_Leopard
I'm having an issue with the scenery. When it loads in, there seems to be two runways on top of each other. I've looked through the content manager to see if there is another St. Helena installed, but your scenery is the only one. I have redownloaded the scenery two times now and am out of ideas, how to solve this issue. Do you have any ideas?
kychungdotcom author
May I know if you are subscribing 3rd party global navdata like Navigraph?
2 years ago
Slapstick_ZA
Great airport addon. Thanks.
fahdriyami
Downloaded this just to complete the Volanta country challenge, but ended up liking it more than I thought. Very well done.
AccAkut
could not install this as the filenames are too long for my folder structure... not a common error message. I think it pointed to "PHOTOS_2016_2_8_FST_816CAEA2E13-FB3B-4E8F-AAB0-AFF11572654D_NOR.JPG.DDS.json"
kychungdotcom author
You can delete "PHOTOS_2016_2_8_FST_816CAEA2E13-FB3B-4E8F-AAB0-AFF11572654D_NOR.JPG.DDS" as well as "PHOTOS_2016_2_8_FST_816CAEA2E13-FB3B-4E8F-AAB0-AFF11572654D_NOR.JPG.DDS.json" and try to install again. Part of the buildings may fail to render properly, but let's try it first. I'll rename these files in the next version.
2 years ago
PilotalexYYZ
Thanks for the mod its awesome!
SAPilot
Thank you very much for St Helena Airport. Excellent job !!
Not sure if you are aware of the fact that the runway numbers have changed , just recently. It is now 01 / 19. See this video :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTuZFJfbwLw&ab_channel=WhatTheSaintsDidNext
Greetings
kychungdotcom author
Thank you for your reminder, I've just put a new version, enjoy
2 years ago
tomwilkinson
Hey! I have Navigraph and have followed the instructions to prevent double runways to a T and still have double runways here.... not sure what I'm doing wrong or if there's something I need to delete? Any assistance would be appreciated! Thanks!